Activity (Hands-On)Grades 11 - 12
Projectile Motion
Materials List
To share with the entire class:
- 1 LEGO MINDSTORMS kit to build a ball launcher (suggestion: LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Education Core Set available athttps://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-mindstorms-education-ev3-core-set/5003400#lego-mindstorms-education-ev3)
- LEGO Education Large Tires and Hubs, available at https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-parts/vehicle/tire-tread
- Ping pong ball or balls to launch (such as plastic balls included in LEGO MINDSTORMS kit)
- measuring tape
- colored masking tape, with which to mark a circle target
- stopwatch
- Projectile Motion Problem Worksheet (PDF), one per student
Note: This activity can also be conducted with the older (and no longer sold) LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT set instead of EV3; see below for those supplies:
- LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Base Set